Scientists in Japan are struggling to assess the consequences of the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster amid continuing concerns over high levels of radiation. Now help is at hand in the form of the area’s wild monkey population. Radiation levels in the woods near the Fukushima nuclear power plant in the aftermath of the nuclear disaster [...]
Tag: information
December 10, 2011
December 8, 2011
Russian army officer jailed for spying for Georgia
A former Russian Army major was given a 12-year prison term on Wednesday for spying for Georgia, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported from the courtroom. Vladimir Klenkov passed classified information concerning the location of Russian military units in the Southern Military District to Georgian intelligence services “for mercantile motives,” investigators alleged. The North Caucasus District [...]
December 4, 2011
Independent Russian Websites Hacked, Disabled On Election Day
MOSCOW — Suspected hackers shut down several Russian websites that provide independent election data, making state-controlled media one of the few widely accessible sources of information about today’s parliamentary vote. The website of Golos.ru, the last remaining independent election-monitoring group based in Russia, was shut down early today. That group is partially financed by the [...]
December 3, 2011
Moscow customs confiscate laptop from senior election monitor
Moscow airport customs confiscated a laptop on Saturday from the leader of the Golos independent election monitoring group accused of violations ahead of the Sunday parliamentary polls. Golos has denied all charges. The laptop was confiscated from Liliya Shibanova, head of the U.S.-funded non-governmental Golos organization, for “expert examination” when she arrived at the Sheremetyevo [...]
December 3, 2011
Laptop squabble adds to Russian election monitor’s woes
The chief of a Russian major NGO which is monitoring the upcoming government elections in the country was held by Russian customs officers at a Moscow airport on Friday night until she handed over her laptop for inspection. Lilya Shibanova, the head of Russia’s major monitoring group “Golos” (Russian for “voice” or “vote”), says her [...]
December 3, 2011
Lurking within tent: Undercover cops in Occupy LA camp prior to raid
LA police used nearly a dozen undercover detectives to infiltrate the Occupy LA encampment in the weeks before Wednesday’s raid to learn about plans of resistance and the location of any weapons that might be used against police. An official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said none of the officers slept at the camp, but [...]
December 2, 2011
Intel idol: UK spy agency seeks talent
British Intelligence is looking for future spies though a code-breaking game on the internet. But it seems geek talents cost more than the government can afford. The viral campaign, which suggests users to try themselves in cracking codes, was launched on social networks on November 3 in a bid to find self-taught hackers and computer [...]
December 1, 2011
Gang trafficking drugs to Russia busted by police from 3 states
Law enforcers from Belarus, Russia and Lithuania have apprehended an international criminal group trafficking drugs to Russia, a spokesman for the Belarusian Interior Ministry said on Thursday. “The group had been under surveillance by officers of the Belarusian Interior Ministry’s anti-drug and human trafficking department since summer. The information they obtained was sent to the [...]
November 30, 2011
Most Russians ignoring Duma campaign
Less than half of Russians, about 47-48 percent, are paying attention to the campaign trail ahead of December 4 parliamentary elections, according to an opinion poll published on Wednesday. The voters most interested in the election campaign are backers of A Just Russia party (64 percent of those polled) and parties that usually do not [...]
November 29, 2011
November 25, 2011
Space agency postpones Phobos contact until Monday
The European Space Agency (ESA) put off attempting to contact the stranded Russian Phobos-Grunt spacecraft until Monday, the head of the ESA office in Moscow said on Friday. Rene Pichel was speaking about Phobos-Grunt that became stuck at a low-Earth orbit due to engine failure that followed its launch on November 9. Pichel said the [...]
November 25, 2011
UK halts military data sharing with Russia
Britain will stop sharing military information with Russia over Moscow’s decision to freeze compliance with the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), a government minister said on Friday. The treaty imposes ceilings on the build-up of troops and forces from the Atlantic to the Urals. “For as long as the Russian Federation fails [...]
November 25, 2011
Main news of November 25
WORLD *Britain will stop sharing military information with Russia over Moscow’s decision to freeze compliance with the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), a government minister said *Egypt’s ruling military council said in a statement it appointed Kamal al-Ganzouri the country’s new prime minister and charged him with forming a cabinet *The Patriarch [...]
November 23, 2011
Russia downplays NATO move on key arms treaty
NATO’s decision to curb its cooperation with Moscow on the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty will not harm Russia’s interests, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. United States and a number of its NATO allies announced on Tuesday they will no longer exchange information on conventional weapons and troops with Russia four years [...]